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PSEUDO-BURSITIS IN GOATS Problem: Four-month old doeling presented with fluid-filled pocket on her left front knee. No evidence of awareness of the problem on her part; she was putting full weight on the leg without pain or discomfort.
Anticipating the possible advent of Joint Ill, which made no sense at her age but I didn't want to chance infection in the joint, I started her on a five-day course of Excenel RTU, dosing at 1/2 cc given SQ. Excenel RTU dosage is 2 cc per 100 pounds body weight. As I was making a trip to the vet with other goats, I took her along for examination. At the vet's request, I sent a video of her knee. He anticipated an abcess. In-office examination diagosis was no abscess, but instead "pseudo-bursitis." I've been raising goats since 1990 and never heard of this issue. My very capable goat vet said it doesn't happen often but is a real thing. He said that sometimes kids who get down on their front knees to nurse their dams can develop what might commonly be be called "water on the knee." Solution: Vet shaved hair off the knee, then sanitized the skin and drained the fluid. He injected Kenalog, a long-acting vet usage only steroid, wrapped the knee with vet wrap, and sent her home to her dam and her herd. He said it would not recur. Vet wrap was removed after five days. So far, so good.
The things that goats develop never cease to amaze me, even after 35+ years of raising them. Suzanne W. Gasparotto, ONION CREEK RANCH, Briggs, Texas 8.1.26 |
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Important! Please Read This Notice! All information provided in these articles is based either on personal experience or information provided by others whose treatments and practices have been discussed fully with a vet for accuracy and effectiveness before passing them on to readers. In all cases, it is your responsibility to obtain veterinary services and advice before using any of the information provided in these articles. Suzanne Gasparotto is not a veterinarian.Neither tennesseemeatgoats.com nor any of the contributors to this website will be held responsible for the use of any information contained herein. |
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